No good Ah bro? Mind sharing which model?

oh, in this case, if needed to claim for warranty, which party to refer to? Grey market seller or?

Back to manufacturer

I beli itu Cartier Santos in blue dial punya, L size

after few times of wearing, basket ada loud loud sound when I shaking the watch

like rotor came off or what, then no choice send back to Cartier butik wait them repair n send back

the after service was ok la, the SA was ready to help, but getting a lemon unit is damn sien....

Totally understand bro… I bought something else from them too, pin goyang… wear less than 10 times… SA helpful and stuff but disappointed cos brand new thing also like that quality

where is the dislike button

damn sad la, other brands I buy used also not such issue, maybe I just suay

macam the Daytona crown pun sama... whole thing came off
but ini I bought used, lucky got warranty, but sibek sien

Wow, Swiss konek macam lemon haus, like this must avoid kaw kaw. Lolx

boss jgn salah

I never bought from them before ler

Hey folks, sorry wanna ask further about grey market dealers vs AD, coz I’m not so familiar. If I understand correctly from the previous posts, if it’s not AD, it’s grey market.

So I’m looking to get the Omega Speedy. From Omega’s website I only see Cortina Watches as the only 3rd party AD. Does that mean even those other big shops carrying Omega like The Hour Glass and Swiss Watch Gallery (by the Valiram group) are grey market dealers for Omega, since they’re not listed on Omega’s main website?

AD = authorised distributor
Grey = used watch shop i.e. non licensed sellers (often have new and pre-owned as well)

For Omega, they have mostly migrated to Boutique only (as in, the store is wholly owned by Omega and not an AD). Cortina still carry the Omega brand (believe they also represent Omega in KK). As for THG, I am not sure if they still carry Omega; to my memory they no longer do. The last one was in Lot 10, but I cannot remember if they still have Omega in Penang. Swiss Watch Gallery no longer carries Omega (they used to be AD as well).

Ah got it. Thanks so much, appreciate the info!

where is the best place to purchase Tudor? Swiss Connection seems like offering lower than retail price, not sure about AD offering any discount?

Curious question for everyone here: Has anybody moved away from smartwatches and gone back to mechanical watches? Why did you do it and how was your experience like with that transition? Are you still tracking your fitness and how?


I've bought my first mechanical watch, a Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph UTC, when I hit a life milestone back in 2014 or so. Loved it to bits. And then I got bit by the Apple Watch bug. I bought Gen 2, and then upgraded to Gen 4 and have been using that ever since, while my mechanical watch just sat in its box untouched.

Now I feel like I'm just tired with the Apple Watch. Realized I don't use much of the smart features except for fitness tracking when I'm working out. And I'm kinda tired staying hyperconnected with all the notifications etc. I have my phone for that and I seriously need to reduce the "digital noise" around me. Maybe it's also because I'm in IT and I'm a huuge tech nerd who's constantly dealing with tech, and now I really feel a need to draw a line somewhere. I suddenly feel "too much tech" is a thing now. Or maybe it's just me aging LOL.

So, for the past 2 weeks, I did an experiment. I took out my old mechanical from its box, wound it up and wore it around daily to see whether I can get used to it again. Now I'm back in love. Things are waaaaay more peaceful, I don't feel a need to be super reactive to digital noise, and the feeling that there's something alive on my wrist ticking away is really something that a smartwatch cannot replace. I loved it so much so that I'm now looking to add one more mechanical soon.

As for the Apple Watch, I'm still using it when I'm working out and when I'm sleeping (for sleep tracking). Although I'm thinking of getting something that is less obtrusive for fitness tracking, so that I can wear together with my mechanical without looking weird

So back to my question above - wondering if anybody has had any similar experiences. Aaand if you have any suggestions for "minimalist"/less obtrusive fitness tracking alternatives too

This post has been edited by jackhammer84: Sep 19 2023, 12:18 PM

Not much difference. discount is based on model so see which one you are planning to get.

I used to double-wrist with a MiFit or whatever you call it, but I realised I don't even use it for anything despite it tracking sleep, steps, HR etc... And the worse part is it had this digital creeping effect on me, that something isn't right when its not buzzing with message alerts or sometimes I keep getting phantom message syndrome.

So I just ditched it completely and went back to mechanical watches as I don't see any benefits of a smartwatch to me.

For alternative, I know a lot of people are looking at whoop or the ring, but i think a mifit would do well as long as you avoid linking it to alerts.

I'm using a fitbit tracker, no link to anything, except health tracking

tried once wearing it and a watch, so weird

I did an experiemnet earlier this year by wearing my Apple Watch daily for 2 months straight and then return to wearing my mechanical watches.

The only thing I missed about wearing Apple Watch was the movement goal thingy that remind me to stand up and walk around every hour. Other than that, I don't bond with it that much.

Now I only wear it when I work out and occassionally when I lazy to wind my mechanical watch.

can confirm that SWG still carries Omega. they're now renovating the Omega boutique and a huge SWG logo is there

will take a pic when i get back home tonight

Ya,

That's why some start to wear smart rings instead.

I still think it's pointless to me for now.

I think sooner or later Tudor will set requirement for this group to open an individual boutique